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The Killing: Season 2
(2012)

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Critics Consensus:The Killing's second season feels a bit tedious and unsure of where it wants to go, but it succeeds in keeping the audience on its toes, thanks to consistently fantastic acting and some strategic storytelling.

AUDIENCE SCORE

Critic Consensus:The Killing's second season feels a bit tedious and unsure of where it wants to go, but it succeeds in keeping the audience on its toes, thanks to consistently fantastic acting and some strategic storytelling.

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Rosie Larsen's murder is no closer to a resolution than at the start of the first season as this addictive crime drama resumes with profound changes for mayoral candidate Darren Richmond (Billy Campbell). As detective Linden (Mireille Enos) pieces together more evidence telling the story of Rosie's final weeks, Rosie's father Stan (Brent Sexton) learns he hasn't quite shaken his troubled past, while wife Mitch (Michelle Forbes) goes on a journey of healing. In the mayoral race, Jamie (Eric Ladin) digs in his heels for Richmond while Gwen (Kristin Lehman) is show to have an impact on both sides. As if they don't have enough roadblocks in the investigation, Linden and Holder both battle personal demons, with Holder's credibility as a cop coming into question. Hallmarks of the series include dark, damp settings; spine-tingling music capping every episode as a key plot point is revealed; and dramatic, slow camera shots to maximize tension, no more so than in the chilling, gut-wrenching finale.

Soon became clear that the lengths to which Sud was willing to go to keep us guessing weren't worth the effort. The Killing's punishing, monotonous downpour eventually washed everything away, including our interest.

I'm willing to give The Killing a second chance. I still find Linden and especially Holder compelling, exciting and enthralling characters trapped in a rain-soaked world of murder and suspense that aches to be further explored.

The Killing sort of knows what it has to do to be a good show, but it thinks that all it has to do is flaunt convention to be good. It doesn't realize that it has to do more than present an appealing surface if the core is fundamentally rotten.

Audience Reviews for The Killing: Season 2

The season that finally answers the question: Who killed Rosie Larson? Some of the pacing and writing is not always on point, but the gloomy atmosphere, compelling characters, and fantastic acting keep everything afloat. I'd argue sometimes S2 surpasses S1 in terms of characterization and intrigue. The S2 finale is simply fantastic, layered with mind-blowing twists and truly touching drama.